Pinnacles nip Khalsa 2-1 to earn PCSL playoff berth

The Penticton Tim Hortons Pinnacles are headed for the Pacific Coast Soccer League Premier Men’s Division playoffs.

Penticton earned the fourth and final playoff berth by edging Khalsa Sporting Club 2-1 in a pivotal showdown Friday night in Chilliwack.

It was a rescheduled game from the July 7 matchup at King’s Park that was postponed due to smoky conditions.

The Pinnacles (5-7-0) finished up the regular season on Saturday afternoon with a largely meaningless 5-1 loss to first-place Vancouver United.

The game was, however, a dress rehearsal for the Sheila Anderson Memorial Challenge Cup playoff semifinals this Saturday at the Tresolini Turf Field in Port Moody.

Penticton and Vancouver United will clash at 4 p.m., with Mid-Isle Mariners and Vancouver Thunderbirds meeting in the other semifinal at 1:30 p.m.

The two winners meet for the championship Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

The Pinnacles also lost 3-0 to United back on June 10 in Vancouver. United finished the season with a 9-2-1 record for 28 points.

Mid-Isle and the Thunderbirds finished tied for second place with 7-3-2 marks for 23 points, with Mid-Isle awarded the higher placing on goal differential.

Port Moody SC finished fifth with 13 points, Khalsa was sixth with 11 and Victoria Highlanders last with 7.